Isn't the whole point of the system that all games should be TV and Handheld enabled...

Isn't the whole point of the system that all games should be TV and Handheld enabled? This kills the purpose of the gimmick. What's next, Pokémon will be Handheld mode only too?

No, the purpose is to have a unified library with all of their focus on one device.

Worst console since the Xbox One.

the fuck? thats insane.

This isn't really a surprise, they obviously want to be able to host cheap smartphone ports which are only going to work with touch controls.

I feel a deja vu with PSTV here. Karma's a bitch

>Kotaku

If you actually read the article you'd see they're talking about one game, a mobile port of a rhythm game that requires the touch screen to be used. So the leap in logic between that and a game like Pokemon, which has been and can easily be played without the touchscreen, is retarded to the point of being bait.

The alternative would be not including a touch screen.

>What's next, Pokémon will be Handheld mode only too?

If Masuda and pokemon company's coding skills are considered. I'd expect a handheld only pokemon game lock to 480p 30fps with massive dips.

>complaining a game where you press things on the touchscreen isnt displayed on the TV

Are you retarded?

I feel a deja vu with Wii U here
>Play your favourite games, even when your stupid not cool dad wants to watch the ballrom dance-offs

Also add that it would still sell 13 Million in 2 days

>third party does something
>"Oh my God, Nintendo! What the fuck?"

This opens a precedent though, like the Wii U games that didn't use the Gamepad, which was the point of that system.

This essentially means that Super Mario Maker, if it comes to Switch, is going to be a handheld only title, which means it'll essentially be a downgrade from the Wii U version, since that one lets you see your work on the TV screen.

>PSTV
was a great idea but unfortunately many games don't work.

cheap vita with PS4 controller.

>Not all games support television MODE
>GET THIS INFORMATION HERE
>Turns out one small ndie developer decided you can play the games only on handheld mode

WOW SUCH NEWS BIG SHITPOST

Wii U has more indie shovelware than steam

>no browser
>no media playback
>paid online with shitty bonuses
>some games can't even work on Sup Forums at all
Daily reminder that nostalgia fags are to blame for Nintendo's continuing survival.

Knew this would happen the second they announced the touch screen. Hopefully there's games that are only partly handheld only, like for Mario Maker maybe you can only make levels in handheld since you need the touch screen, but you can play them in tv mode.

The fact it's even possible is surprising.

>This essentially means that Super Mario Maker, if it comes to Switch, is going to be a handheld only title

No? How are you reaching that conclusion? It's a possibility but it makes no sense. It's not like they just don't want to make it work in TV mode, it can't work in TV mode. It requires the touch screen. Having it play with the buttons while the Switch is docked would be like playing a regular PS3 game with the PS3 remote instead of the controller.

It's also pretty stupid to think that Super Mario Maker would just be ported over. If anything they'd make an updated rerelease like MK8 designed to work on the Switch.

>This opens a precedent though, like the Wii U games that didn't use the Gamepad, which was the point of that system.
>This essentially means that Super Mario Maker, if it comes to Switch, is going to be a handheld only title, which means it'll essentially be a downgrade from the Wii U version, since that one lets you see your work on the TV screen.

Not necessarily

The Touch Control functionalities can be substituted with using the Joycon

There are ways to get around that

I literally can't wait to watch this thing crash and burn.

How is that a negative? Touch screens are shit.

It's because the Switch has a touch screen, so it's probably for developers that want to create games that rely entirely on touch controls.

I wouldn't be incredibly surprised if Atlus were to do it for Etrian Odyssey VI.

That's a big fat lie.

the dock should have been wireless so you could play like a wii u

Think over what you just typed.

I actually think this is a good thing, it will allow for games to use touch controls.

If Pokemon hadn't gone to shit over the past seven years I'd expect it to be handheld only as it should be, but they'll probably force a TV mode only the mentally challenged will use.

Basically everything remotely worth playing on Wii U except #FE works with Off-TV and without issue except for Twilight Princess HD.

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it would be cool to implement the touch screen controls in handheld mode while you use traditional controls in docked mode.

>system has LESS functionality than a wiiu

Its fucked. Holy shit. If a game wants to use the touch screen as a main mechanic you cant play on TV. Jesus fuck what a fuck up.

Think over the switch. It's the Wii U 2 and Nintendrones are too blind to see it.

You can play pokemon without even touching the touch screen.
You'll likely just be able to play it DS style in handheld mode, or coliseum style in docked mode.
They'll also probably add some HD rumble gimmicks and a toggleably gyro function that lets you throw a pokeball to use the last pokeball used.

The point of the system is to consolidate Nintendo's library. They can't handle development for two or more systems at the same time.

Retards on jewbook are saying they want mobile ports. Mobile. Ports.

>people need to list reasons to ignore trips besides them being tripfags.

Neo Sup Forums.

Normies are talking about it, whereas for the Wii U normies thought it was a peripheral for the first year.

Only delusional retards think it's the Wii U 2.

>no browser
>no media playback

wow it's almost like it's a videogame console

>Monster hunter gets announced for the switch
>handheld mode only

Why the ever loving fuck would you want a browser for a console?
The browser on your computer and phone are just going to be faster anyway.

Ah you're one of those idiots who think the Wii U failed because of marketing and not because the market didn't see the value on the pile of shit Nintendo was offering.

How would you realistically play a touchscreen controlled game on a TV anyway? Would you look at the TV, while blindly tapping your fingers across the Switch's screen? That doesn't make any sense.

What's wrong with TPHD? I haven't heard off this.

Nintendo allowed it, that's definitely big news

For instance, Microsoft and Sony don't let developers make games for Scorpio/pro unless they support the first gen hardware as well.

it's a handheld with A/V out. Simple as that

This is -10/10 bait, should be a bannable offence.

Kill yourself, namefag

Stop shitposting you moron.

It's about a touch-screen rhythm game. Of course you can't play that without actually using the touchscreen.

All he meant is that it's not a dock if it's wireless

Honestly I'd still be okay with it, even if I doubt that would ever happen. 720p MH with two analogs and triggers would still be a huge improvement

The market sees the value in the Switch though.
They think that a console you can take on the go is something incredible and innovative. They do not see this as a handheld you can move the display to the TV, they see this as a console you can take on the go, and to them, that's something incredible and new.

You need to realize that normies are easily persuaded.

Obviously games that require touch cant be played in TV mode. Games that require motion can't be played in handheld mode. It wouldn't be physically possible. Its up to the developers of the games how they want to deal with it.

>handheld
>$300
>$60 games
>$90 hdmi out
You're getting fucked.

Use the very overpriced and overhyped Joycons with their advanced motion controls to emulate the touch screen?

The joycon's primary functions are losing their signal and HD ice cubes. Stop shitposting.

Notable framerate issues in Off-TV mode that it doesn't get or aren't nearly as severe in TV mode, usually when there are visible flames or gasses on screen.

Agree 100%. I'm not buying one until it's

it's a console if i never take it out of the dock

But also keep in mind that just making maps would be touch screen if they do that. Playing could easily be done entirely on the TV

is that rhythm game actually getting a switch port
neat little thing

Not even normies are retarded enough to replace their smartphone gaming with a Switch.
Only nintencucks fit that criteria.

>1-2 switch cannot be played in handheld mode because it requires IR, motion controls, and often two players

>certain games that require touch screen to play cannot be played in docked mode

I see nothing wrong with either of these.

>look everybody the PSP is a home console

>An actual touch screen is available
>Wants to use motion controls to mimic a touchscreen
You should think before shitposting.

>Bailey Jay
Bailey Jay is a meme tranny who people only pretend to like because she used to be a Sup Forumstard.
Absolute pleb-tier taste.

God the shitposters are getting lazy.

Man the PSP was fucking awesome.

>$90 hdmi out
what did he mean by this

Normies aren't buying it as a handheld though.
They're buying it as a console they can play anywhere at anytime.

That's the difference. It has a unique appeal to them.
It's the same reason why there are so many more people on PS4 than on PC, even in its first year when there was NOTHING interesting you could play on PS4 that you couldn't play on a PC of similar value.
Because the PS4 has marketable appeal to it.

The Switch, similarly, has marketable appeal.

Sure thing Neofag

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Entirely possible. Just reverse the technology so the dock is like the gamepad with a HDMI out instead of a built in screen.

You hold the console with attached controllers and stream the second screen to the dock which is connected to the TV.

Then have it function as it does now when connected to dock.

Wrong

kek

Has Nintendo ever actually said this?

Ever since they merged their handheld and console divisions, I feel like people just took this idea and ran wild with it without any kind of official confirmation.

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Still fucking awesome

>save the Vita's future

a more accurate comparison is the remote play feature on the vita. every ps4 game is required to support remote play. and that's not even a fundamental feature of the console, but a niche feature.

>this opens a precedent

No. It doesn't. If a game requires the touch screen then obviously it can't be played it n TV mode. What you're asking for is impossible

They actually said they were two separate things and they'd continue to support the DS line.

They're not going to take away sales from the 3DS until the 3DS is well and truly dead.
It's like when they announced the DS. By not calling it the GBA replacement, they could continue to sell GBA consoles for another year or so.

When the Switch was announced a year and a half ago, it was announced as a third pillar device. It was not supposed to replace the Wii U OR the 3DS.
Funny how they stopped talking about it not replacing the Wii U the second they stopped manufacturing more Wii Us.

Oops, meant to say
>and they'd continue to support the GBA line
Accidentally put DS there, my mistake :^)

>When the Switch was announced a year and a half ago, it was announced as a third pillar device

What? When was that?

It's replacing the Wii U as te next failed Nintendo console.

Why do platform warriors exist?
Is it autism, mental illness or just plain poverty?

he means that the dock is mostly empty plastic and TV mode is merely generic usb to hdmi

Yeah, the Vita was going to eat the 3DS lunch when it was coming out at the same price of the 3DS, a handheld that did little to justify itself in the market at the time and put people off with its 3D gimmick.

Then Nintendo woke the fuck up, dropped the price like 100 dollars, and gave away a bunch of stuff with it. Then the Vita didn't stand a chance since it was already selling at a loss to be competitive with the original price.

That's PR talk though and we all know it.
3DS won't get anything after 2017

how would you play a game that uses touch screen on TV mode idiots?

That being said it's fucking mental that they don't have 3DS backwards compatability if that's the case.

Nope. Correct.

They have spent the better of 5 years unifying their teams to prepare for it.

3DS is only getting games that were already in development for it. That ends in 2018 assuming the Switch sells.

They did, for a while. Some of the GBA games were released with DS images in them for play on the DS. For example that Yoshi game, you had to select system to tell the game the orientation of the cartridge, and DS was one of the options.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon did that really clever thing of splitting the two versions between the different systems.

Same reason console wars still exist, autism.

Switch will get a Smash Bros and Pokemon released for it.
If it's doing well (at least, as good as or better than the 3DS was), then it will replace the handheld and console lines.
If it isn't, they'll announce a new handheld.

In the investors meeting where they first named the NX.

Unlikely. With Zelda on track to most likely be the best reviewed game since GTA IV, with their marketing being the best it has been since "Wii would like to play", and with the inevitability of an exclusive Pokemon and Smash Bros, it's very likely going to be a successful venture for them.

>how would you play a game that uses touch screen on TV mode idiots?
by not making games that force shitty touch screen gimmicks on you

Why would people not be allowed to make touch screen rhythm games?

It's because, like the Switch, the DS was an experiment for them.
They didn't know if the two screens thing was going to take off or not.
The second it did with Nintendogs and NSMB, they completely halted all production of the GBA and GBA games.

There are problems with the switch but offering touch screen games isn't one of them.

>The next Rhythm Heaven will probably have a mobile only touch mode AND a button press / motion control mode
Oh baby

It's a port